Chandigarh, June 8 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday said emerging challenges such as artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, climate change, rising energy demands, the digital economy, global competition, and social inequalities require not only administrative responses but also public awareness and strong legislative leadership. Addressing the inaugural session of the three-day conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), India Region, Zone-II, h…
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Bengaluru, June 8 (IANS) Responding to Congress criticism that the BJP’s reported decision not to consider former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda’s candidature for the Rajya Sabha amounted to an insult to the people of Karnataka, state unit BJP state president and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Monday strongly criticised AICC General Secretary and Karnataka Congress in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala and the grand old party over their remarks on alliance politics and the BJP-JD(S) arrangement, questioni…
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal Police on Monday issued a fresh notice to Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, asking him to be present at the CID headquarters in south Kolkata by 5 p.m. on Tuesday for questioning in relation to an ongoing CID probe into alleged mismatches in the signatures of some Trinamool Congress legislators in a crucial resolution pertaining to appointments to key posts …
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress, once the formidable force that ended three decades of Left Front rule in West Bengal, today resembles the Biblical parable of a house built on sand that collapses when storms arrive.Following the state election defeat, its organisational base — weakened by corruption, factionalism and overreliance on professional consultants — is being battered by storms of scandal and dissent.About five days after a breakaway faction comprising 58 of the Trinam…
Lucknow, June 8 (IANS) Jagadguru Rambhadracharya on Monday dismissed Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav’s allegations regarding alleged irregularities in the funds of the Ram Mandir and expressed confidence in the functioning of the temple trust. His remarks came after SP President Akhilesh Yadav alleged that crores of rupees from the offerings made at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya had gone missing and called for judicial intervention in the matter.In a post on social media platform X, Yada…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government will achieve a milestone on Tuesday, marking 12 years of uninterrupted rule in its third consecutive term, celebrating another year defined by ambitious welfare programmes, economic resilience, and India’s strengthened global stature.“Over the last 12 years, India has witnessed many transformations and at the core of these changes is the welfare of the poor and downtrodden. We have always be…
Chennai, June 8 (IANS) For the first time in recent years, Tamil Nadu found itself without representation at a meeting of the opposition INDIA bloc on Monday, reflecting the deep political realignments that have emerged in the state following the recent Assembly elections.The absence was notable as neither the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), once among the alliance’s most influential southern partners, nor Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) participated i…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday hailed the “united fight” against the Narendra Modi government, leading to the failure of “malicious” bills on delimitation in the Lok Sabha and urged the members of the INDIA bloc to strengthen the spirit and resolve to corner and confront the ruling dispensation on multiple pressing issues before the nation.Kharge, making his opening remarks at the INDIA bloc meet, sought to share a strategic blueprint for rebuilding the …
Amaravati, June 8 (IANS) Telugu Desam Party’s three candidates for Rajya Sabha elections filed their nominations on Monday. Sana Satish, Bashyam Ramakrishna, and Chintakayala Vijay filed their papers before the returning officer at the State Legislative Assembly. They were accompanied by TDP leaders and workers. Before filing nominations, they visited TDP’s central office and paid tributes to party founder and Late Chief Minister N.T. Rama Rao.The TDP on Saturday announced its candidates fo…
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) Veteran Trinamool Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Sukhendu Sekhar Ray on Monday announced his resignation from both the Parliament and the party.In a press statement, Roy also launched a scathing attack against the Trinamool and its previous government in West Bengal.Roy claimed that the mass rejection of the Trinamool in the recent West Bengal assembly polls was due to rampant corruption, indiscriminate crime against women, and overall deterioration in all spheres …